Although War on War music video contest is linguistically based on a paradox with its motto – not that ‘peace on war’ would have sounded better, here we are in a language virus trap. But let’s just move on from the motto. The contest is based on Sam Harris’ song entitled War on War and the aim is “
to counter the GOP’s stance of “staying the course.”
Content: submit videos of War on War using the song and any free stuff that is made available to you. Deadline of video contest submission: June 22 2008 Eligibility: anybody Prize: mixture of cash and other good stuff, $3000 for the first, $1500 for the second and $700 for the third winner, in its total value. Rules of video contest: SamHarris.com
” The contest is open for anyone who wants to express their anger, passion and vision of a world without war by creating a video to my song. Resources for free video creation software, tools, video footage and royalty free photography from war documentarian, active duty Marine Jayel Aheram are provided at WarOnWar.INFO and additional contest information at SamTube.com. … We are supplying everything needed to create a music video, at no expense to the contestant: The song, royalty free photography, vintage and current event stock footage, and the software to put it all together. Of course the more inventive entries use their own footage and find other components., but basically, people don’t even need a video camera or equipment. We currently have entries ranging from a 16 (year old boy) to 60 (year old woman).”
I like the idea of having a video contest centering around remix culture, and the first video that comes to my mind is that of Michael Wesch, anthropology professor who made a video of what the Web looks like today, and became a viral video success reaching about a million viewers.
Now your task is to show what our culture looks like today, I guess. Even though we knew that our culture is basically remix, it is even more visible thanks to the web, and more easily remixable at the same time. Total Recut ( a video remix community website) has managed to get great judges for this touchy and blurry challenge: Lawrence Lessig, Henry Jenkins, Kembrew McLeod, Pat Aufderheide, JD Lasica and Mark Hosler Content: make a video answering the question ‘What is Remix Culture?’ You can you use any footage you can find, including Public Domain and Creative Commons work, max. 3 minutes – min 30 seconds long. Don’t forget you “must remix previously published video footage” and can use your own too.
Prizes: laptop computer loaded with video editing and conversion software, a digital camcorder, a digital media player, as well as Special Edition Total Recut T-Shirts, books, DVDs and CDs.
Deadline: June 1 2008
Eligibility: Contest is open to natural persons of any age, from any country.
And here’s the video made by Michael Wesch, anthropology professor: The Machine Is Us/ing Us This is a slightly revised and cleaned up version of the video that was featured on YouTube in February 2007.
The music video contest launched by the tech-savvy Radiohead band, “Radiohead Aniboom Video Contest” is slowly closing the voting session, so hurry up to check out the site and give your vote. Deadline for this chapter is April 26!
So far these videos have been picked by the crowds in the contest, while these Radiohead video entries are the ones that generated the biggest buzz and most discussion on the site.
Nestlé Baby Ruth is organizing the video contest to make you sing, if you are over 18 and are a legal resident in the USA. See the video at the bottom on Babe Ruth and the history of Baseball!
content: sing the song Take Me Out To The Ballgame and record it on video
Keep the original lyrics:
Take me out to the ballgame,
Take me out with the crowd
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack,
I don’t care if I ever get back,
’cause its root, root, root for the home team,
If they don’t win it’s a shame.
For it’s one, two, three strikes you’re out,
At the old ball game.
Grand Prize (1)
One finalist will be chosen to lead the singing of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” during the 7th inning stretch of the 2008 MLB All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium.
Finalists (3)
Three finalists receive a trip to the 2008 MLB All-Star Week ™ for themselves and one guest. Trip includes transportation to the MLB® All Star Weekend in New York, 2 tickets to the 2008 MLB All Star Game, and ground transportation to/from hotel/airport and 4 days/3 nights hotel accommodations.
More info:http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/fan_forum/babyruth/index.jsp
If you wonder which the most popular (most viewed) version of Take Me Out To The Ballgame, which is one of the most performed songs in the USA, check out these two teens (one singing, the other burping):
And here’s a footage on the history of Babe Ruth and Baseball:
Segment 1: Former CIA agent Robert Baer talks to guest host Brian Ross of ABC News about politics in the middle east and his new book, “Blow The House Down: A Novel”.
Segment 2: Guest host Frank Deford of Sports Illustrated and HBO talks to former MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent and author Leigh Montville about Babe Ruth and the history of baseball.
This music video contest is primarily targeting teens as it’s based on the new teen novel, Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway (Razorbill Books, on sale April 10) published by Penguin Young Readers Group.
Content: In the contest, readers are encouraged to take the lyrics to the song “Audrey, Wait” and make music videos of their versions of the song.
California high school student Audrey Cuttler dumps self-involved Evan, the lead singer of a little band called The Do-Gooders. Evan writes, “Audrey, Wait!,” a break-up song that’s so good it rockets up the billboard charts. And Audrey is suddenly famous!
Now rabid fans are invading her school. People is running articles about her arm-warmers. The lead singer of the Lolitas wants her as his muse. (And the Internet is documenting her every move!) Audrey can’t hang out with her best friend or get with her new crush without being mobbed by fans and paparazzi.
Take a wild ride with Audrey as she makes headlines, has outrageous amounts of fun, confronts her ex on MTV, and gets the chance to show the world who she really is.
There’s a natural abundance of web video contests – most of them are limited to US legal citizens, but a couple of them are open to all over a certain age (usually 18).
Take a look at the current video contests on the web in the Video Contest Calendar, and pick the one that suits your style and fires your inspiration. Prizes are great (up to $25,000), but entering a video contest in itself is simply a great learning experience and fun!
